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Intel Core i5-12600

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-12600 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-12600

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1700

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 117 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 81.84

Overall Rank: 523

Last Price Change: $260.00 USD (2023-05-16)

Average CPU Mark
rating
21279

Single Thread Rating: 3819
Samples: 291*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600

Integer Math65,990 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math51,379 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers84 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting24,692 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,811 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression254,834 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,284 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,225 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,819 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of April 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$268.80 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$260.00 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,330
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,362
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,020
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,912
Intel Core i5-12600
 21,279
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,442
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,185
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.09
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.71
Intel Core i5-12600
 81.84
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,839
Intel Core i5-12600
 3,819
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,568
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2085813 - Apr 24 2024
21001
BL2082344 - Apr 20 2024
21800
BL2073224 - Apr 08 2024
19303
BL2067831 - Apr 02 2024
20717
BL2063714 - Mar 28 2024
21776
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600
 21,279
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 19,927 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12600
 16,565 (-22.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600
 28,566 (+34.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i5-12600
 28,294 (+33.0%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12600
 27,746 (+30.4%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12600
 27,436 (+28.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 27,235 (+28.0%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
 25,323 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 24,917 (+17.1%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
 24,646 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
 24,010 (+12.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 21,565 (+1.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 10,026
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,177
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 7,993
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,792
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,536
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF
 7,515
Intel Core i5-12600
 4,468